Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 182 - 182 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_2

182: 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_2 182: 114 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire_2 “I knew it!

How could an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator cultivate a late-stage second-order Three-Headed Flame Turtle?

These Spirit Beasts typically live in volcanoes and can spew out three different types of flames.”

“Indeed!

The demonic fire breathed by the Three-Headed Flame Turtle is quite fierce, suitable for Artifact Refining.”

The gathering of Cultivators all voiced their opinions, none expressing doubt.

The Wang Family of Begonia Valley is one of the top forces in the Donghua Cultivation Realm, with more than ten Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The Bai Family doesn’t even have one Nascent Soul Cultivator.

The most powerful Cultivation sect in Chu Country, Baiqiao Sect, only has five Nascent Soul Cultivators.

“Taoist Friend Bai, who is this person’s full name?”

Shen Long asked Bai Yuxian.

“Wang Yifeng, an expert in Artifact Refining Techniques and a core member of the Wang Family.”

Bai Yuxian said, his tone carrying a hint of envy.

The Bai Family could hold a rank within Chu Country but looking at the whole Donghua Cultivation Realm, the Bai Family was not a significant player.

The Wang Family of Begonia Valley, however, was among the leading powers in the Donghua Cultivation Realm.

Shen Long secretly took note of this name.

After observing for a quarter of an hour, he lost interest.

For a half an hour or so, the Artifact Refiners would not be able to produce a Flying Artifact.

“By the way, Taoist Friend Shen, have the insect eggs hatched yet?”

Thinking of something, Bai Yuxian inquired.

“Not so fast.

I’m soaking it in Spiritual Liquid to enhance its vitality first, then see how it goes using other methods,”

Shen Long replied.

In fact, he hadn’t done anything.

It would be too bizarre if Shen Long managed to hatch the eggs within days when Bai Yuxian himself had tried for many years to no avail.

Moreover, if hatching was too easy, Bai Yuxian wouldn’t feel grateful towards Shen Long.

Shen Long planned to hatch the insect eggs after some time to make it seem more reasonable.

Bai Yuxian nodded and said, “It’s Taoist Friend Shen who has a way.

There’s nothing interesting about watching Artifact Refining.

Let’s go to my place and chat!”

Shen Long did not decline and followed Bai Yuxian away.

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A tranquil estate with pavilions, towers, water wheels, and long corridors.

A scholarly-looking man in a golden robe, a full-figured woman in a white dress, and a slender girl in a white dress all sat in a blue stone pavilion, chatting over tea.

“Fairy Shen, it’s been years.

You’ve already advanced to the late stage.

Next time we meet, you might have entered the Nascent Soul Stage, right?”

The woman in the white dress said with a smile.

Wang Ruoxue, at the Middle Stage of Core Formation.

“It’s not so easy to enter the Nascent Soul Stage, Madam Wang is joking.

I came to the Donghua Cultivation Realm this time to take care of some matters and need the help of your Wang Family of Begonia Valley.”

The girl in the white dress spoke earnestly.

Fairy Cold Flame, from the Five-Flame Palace of the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm.

“That depends on what it is.

If it’s a big matter, even I can’t decide on my own,”

Wang Ruoxue said.

“If it were a big issue, it wouldn’t be me making a personal appearance.

I need to find a place with the name ‘Golden Carp.’ That shouldn’t be difficult for Madam Wang, right?”

Fairy Cold Flame spoke meaningfully.

“A place name with ‘Golden Carp’?

Is that all?”

Wang Ruoxue was slightly taken aback.

“Of course, is that difficult?”

Fairy Cold Flame asked, puzzled.

“It’s not difficult, but it will take some time.

I need to return to my family’s archives in the Scripture Pavilion to consult the ancient records.

It’s normal for place names to change over the years,”

Wang Ruoxue replied.

“Then I must trouble Madam Wang.

Once the matter is resolved, I will not let Madam Wang go unrewarded.”

Fairy Cold Flame promised.

Her gaze turned to the man in the golden robe, saying, “I’m troubled by Taoist Friend Bai this time.”

“Bai has not been of any assistance to Fairy Shen, there’s no trouble at all,”

The man in the golden robe said modestly.

Bai Changguang, at the Middle Stage of Core Formation.

“Taoist Friend Bai, you’re too kind.

Regardless, you helped me this time, and I haven’t forgotten this favor.

If you ever come to the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm and need my help, just ask.”

Fairy Cold Flame promised.

Bai Changguang’s face lit up with joy, and he said with a smile, “Certainly, certainly.”

…

A month quickly passed.

Tens of thousands of cultivators gathered in a vast azure stone plaza.

Shen Long, Su Jianghai, Bai Yuxian, Wang Yifeng, and others were all present.

Bai Changlong stood on a blue stone platform and said loudly, “A total of three hundred and twenty-five competitors, one hundred and ten failed in their artifact refining and won’t continue to the second round.

Eight Taoist friends have forged top-quality magic artifacts, seventy-five have forged high-quality magic artifacts, and the rest have forged mid-quality magic artifacts.

All competitors, please present your forged flying artifacts and prepare for the flying competition.

There will be Bai Family disciples monitoring the course, and switching flying artifacts midterm will result in immediate disqualification.”

“It seems that the top spot of this Flying Clouds Gathering will be between Fairy Wu, Taoist Friend Bai, and Taoist Friend Wang.”

Shen Long said.

“Taoist Friend Shen is jesting.

The other participants also stand a chance,”

the golden-robed girl said modestly.

Wu Sisi, hailing from the Five-Flame Palace.

She spent only seven days to refine a top-quality flying artifact.

It took Wang Yifeng almost half a month, and others even longer.

From this, one could see the benefits of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire—the efficiency of artifact refining was very high.

Wu Sisi handed over the top-quality flying artifact she had refined to the Bai Family.

They placed it on the shelves under round-the-clock supervision.

It was visible to everyone who would compete with their flying artifacts.

Under the introduction of Bai Yuxian, Shen Long met Wang Yifeng and Wu Sisi.

“Indeed!

While the quality of the flying artifact is important, the cultivator’s mana is also very crucial,”

Wang Yifeng agreed deeply.

“Both of you are being too modest.

Different cultivators have varying strengths in mana, but the gap won’t be too large.

The quality of the flying artifacts is still very important,”

Su Jianghai said seriously.

Even among Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators, the strength of mana definitely varies, though not by a large margin.

“That might not always be the case.

Some friends cultivate special techniques and have profound mana; we shouldn’t rule out this possibility,”

Wu Sisi said.

Half a quarter hour later, over two hundred competitors stood on the blue stone platform, with their flying artifacts in front of them.

“The competition begins, and the audience should not disturb the competitors,”

Bai Changlong announced loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Sisi and others stepped onto their flying artifacts and pinched their spells.

The flying artifacts immediately shone with a dazzling spiritual light, carrying the Foundation Establishment cultivators towards the high skies.

Shen Long released his Snow Wind Sparrow and followed suit.

Wu Sisi, Wang Yifeng, and Bai Yushuo were in the lead, all having forged top-quality flying artifacts, affording them a faster flying speed.

The Snow Wind Sparrow wasn’t as quick as the top-quality flying artifacts, and Shen Long couldn’t keep up.

A slim man in a green robe piloting a green light-flashing flying shuttle suddenly increased its escape speed, overtaking many Foundation Establishment cultivators and surpassing Wu Sisi.

Shen Long was somewhat surprised and spurred the Snow Wind Sparrow to catch up.

By the time the Snow Wind Sparrow reached the endpoint, the race was over, and the top ten were decided.

Wu Sisi won the first place in the flying competition, Wang Yifeng second, Bai Yushuo third, and unexpectedly the sixth was a slim green-robed man.

The green-robed man, named Liu Dong, possessed Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation.

He had only forged a high-quality flying artifact, but in the competition, he suddenly accelerated, leaving many behind.

Ordinary acceleration couldn’t be that swift, and the organizers didn’t allow participants to use Elixirs or employ Secret Talismans during the race, making cheating difficult.

This indicated that the man’s mana was particularly profound, allowing him to accomplish this feat.

With that, the Flying Clouds Gathering came to a close, and Liu Dong emerged as the biggest dark horse, attracting much attention.

According to others, Liu Dong was a Loose Cultivator, but Shen Long didn’t believe he was just a Loose Cultivator and guessed that he might be the disciple of a major power out wandering.

At the conclusion of the Flying Clouds Gathering, the Artifact Refiners did not immediately leave the marketplace, opting instead to network, seek advice from more skilled Artifact Refiners, and improve their Artifact Refining Technique.

Shen Long wasn’t an Artifact Refiner but, being a strong Alchemist, he also received invitations.

In a sprawling manor, Bai Yuxian, Bai Yushuo, Shen Long, Wu Sisi, Wang Yifeng, Liu Dong, Xu Yue, and over thirty other Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered in a green Stone Pavilion to sip tea and discuss the Dao.

“Taoist Friend Liu, your mana is extraordinarily profound!

Even those at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection don’t have such depth,”

Wu Sisi said with a smile.

Liu Dong, using a high-quality flying artifact to catch up with those piloting top-quality ones, showed profound mana indeed.